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I can't wait to give this a try. Is anyone aging this beer for anytime? Or are most drinking it as soon as it's ready? Can anyone comment who has let it age, as far as better or worse?

I have had similar, if not the exact same results from my setup and was worried that my sparging was too fast. Having heard people talk about fly sparging for an hour!! As far as results, no issues with the final product.

Congrats!! Let us know how it turns out.

Well this post could be easily answered. As most of us have. Using a funnel. That's what I used when I used carboys. I too am surprised by Cheesy's response. I think the point of having a dedicated homebrew forum is to share our collective experience. Whether you’re a seasoned brewer or a...

I switched to using corny kegs as fermenters last year, when I finally completed my all-grain setup. I found there to be many benefits to using the kegs as apposed to the usual glass carboys, which is what I used before. The stainless steel interior of the kegs as well as the large opening...

Home Depot in Canada. Here's the Strong-Tie website http://www.strongtie.com/

My holes are about 2 inches from the bottom, but only cause i had diptubes. If I didn't use the diptubes, I probably would have put them lower.

I'll have to work on that list and post it!!

Sorry for the late replay. Once the cold hits here and the holiday season approaches, my homebrewing in the garage goes into hibernation. LOL. So I haven't been checking into HBT too often. I am working with a local craft brewer to try and get his old mini brewery up and running. If I can...

First off, it was an english ale yeast you used, so yes, it will be an ale, regardless of fermenting temperature. Pitching the yeast at 80F or higher can cause excessive fermentation, which can produce excessive by products like diacetyl, fusel alcohols and esters. These can effect the final...

When you took the Gravity of the bottled beer, was it carbonated? If it was, did you de-carb before you took the reading? If not the reading is not accurate. Also, if you are going to use cultured yeast from bottles, you should start with a small starter, say 1 or 2 cups. This will allow the...

Actually, you kind of accidentally ended up doing what is called First Wort Hopping. In Palmers' How to Brew he says in FWH, some of the bittering hops are added to the kettle, while the wort is being transferred from the Lautertun to the kettle. This allows the hops to steep and release its...

Nice! Is that all the hops, or is the plant and yield more then the picture shows? Does anyone know of a way to test the alpha acid on homegrown hops? Looks good though...I am thinking of planting some next year.

What kind of yeast did you use? Some have low attenuation, meaning they leave behind more sugars. Did you pitch enough yeast? If you under pitched, there might not have been enough yeast to fully convert all the sugars. This happened to me with one batch and yes it was sweet.

I just started All Grain about 3 weeks ago. I've made 2 batches and I would say both brew days were about 5 hours long. But that's from the very beginning setting everything up, to the cleanup. Here's the post about my mashtun. It cost about $100 altogether and does a great job...

I would say they should average around 5%

That was awesome!!! Made me feel great to be a homebrewer. Thanks.

For Little Orphan Annie Fan Club Memebers Only. Be sure to drink your O-V-A-L-T-I-N-E!!! Sorry, couldn't resist.

I wash my bottles in the dishwasher, using the sanitize mode. It uses a high temp wash/dry to sanitize. As I bottle, I pull a bottle from the dishwasher, then spray it with StarSan using a special bottle sanitizing sprayer (a Vinator like JVD X mentioned). I shake off any excess, then fill with...

I used a 7/8 step drill bit as well. I was worried it wold be a problem, but it took me only 5 minutes to drill the hole. I used lubricant too. I started off slow, with a lot of pressure. As the hole got bigger I increased the speed. Every time I stopped I put a little lubricant on the drill...